Colorado Foreign Registration Periodic report
The Colorado periodic report for a foreign entity
A registered foreign entity in Colorado files a periodic report once a year, costing $25, in a window that opens two months before its report month and closes two months after it; a report filed after that carries a $50 late filing penalty. The report is filed online, under sections 7-90-301 and 7-90-501, C.R.S.
Periodic report at a glance
- Fee
- $25
- Late filing penalty
- $50
- How often
- Every year
- Window
- from two months before the report month to two months after it
- Where it is filed
- Online, through the Secretary of State website
- Statute
- sections 7-90-301 and 7-90-501, C.R.S.
- Who files
- LLCs, corporations, nonprofit corporations, foreign entities and other reporting entities
Finding your report month
Every entity has a periodic report month. It shows on the Summary page of the entity record, under "Periodic report month". Look it up through the business database search by name or ID number. Write it down when the statement is filed, since the whole calendar depends on it. The state sends a courtesy email the month before, for entities that have signed up for notices, but the entity is responsible for filing whether or not any reminder arrives.
The dates, with a January report month
Take a January report month. The report can be filed without penalty from two months before the month to two months after it. For January, the due date is the last day of the second month after the report month, which is March 31. If it is not filed by then, the status becomes noncompliant and a late report is due by May 31. If that is missed, the status changes to delinquent. An entity has 5 months to file in all, and one that stays noncompliant for 60 days without filing the right form becomes delinquent.
The January example, step by step
| Date | Status | What is needed |
|---|---|---|
| November 1 to March 31 | Good standing | Periodic report, $25 |
| After March 31 | Noncompliant | Late report with the $50 penalty, due by May 31 |
| After May 31 | Delinquent | Statement Curing Delinquency |
For other report months, shift the dates in the same way. The table shows the pattern, and the entity's own Summary page shows the actual dates.
Filing the report
The report is filed only online. From the Business Organizations page, search for the entity, open its Summary page, scroll to File a form and choose File a periodic report. The form is pre-filled. Change what has changed, review the page, and move to the payment pages. The filing is complete when the receipt page appears. If the entity does not see the report available to file, the Division gives three reasons: it was already filed, it is not due yet, or the status does not allow it. An interactive schedule on the site shows when filing opens.
What the report updates
The report is where Colorado checks that its public record is current. It lets the entity update the principal office address and the registered agent. Even with no changes, filing shows the information has been reviewed. The report is the place to confirm the agent still meets the rules. A change to the agent made between reports needs a statement of change at $10.
If the entity becomes delinquent
An entity goes delinquent when it fails to file the report, or fails to appoint a new registered agent after the old one resigned. To return to good standing it files a Statement Curing Delinquency. Its name is held for 400 days from the date of delinquency; on day 401 the name on the record changes to show the word delinquent and the date, and the original name becomes available to other entities. A delinquency of five years or more needs extra proof: a sworn statement, an affidavit that the signer has authority, and a government photo ID. If the Division rejects that filing, the money is not refunded or reusable. There is no expedite on delinquency filings.
When the entity has stopped working in Colorado
An entity that no longer transacts business in Colorado does not have to file a periodic report before leaving. It can file the Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal instead, at $10. Letting the record run on costs $25 a year at best and more if a deadline is missed.
Periodic report questions
How much is the Colorado periodic report?
$25, filed online.
What is the late fee?
$50 for a late filing, in addition to the $25 report fee.
When is it due?
Any time from two months before the report month to two months after it, without penalty.
Can I file it by mail?
No. The Division says the periodic report must be filed electronically.
Will Colorado remind me?
A courtesy email goes out the month before the report month, if you have signed up for notices. The entity is responsible either way.
Our charge and the Colorado fee
- The Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, prepared from your answers
- A name check, so the filing carries a name Colorado will accept
- A Colorado registered agent with a usual place of business: ours, or the one you already use
- The filing, then the approved record and your periodic report month
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our charge and the Colorado fee show as two lines at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Where this comes from
- Colorado Secretary of State, business organizations fee schedule
- Colorado Secretary of State, sample Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (PDF)
- Colorado Secretary of State, business forms list
- Colorado Secretary of State, foreign entity FAQ
- Colorado Secretary of State, periodic report FAQ
- Colorado Secretary of State, noncompliance (status) FAQ
- Colorado Secretary of State, delinquency FAQ
- Colorado Secretary of State, Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal instructions
Work reaching Colorado?
Tell us the entity and where it was formed. We prepare the statement, check the name and line up the agent.